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It's frightening how much censorship there is around non-consensual views on covid. Sure there are a few nutters blaming 5g masts, but there are plenty of legit

by collyw 6y ago

It's frightening how much censorship there is around non-consensual views on covid. Sure there are a few nutters blaming 5g masts, but there are plenty of legitimate criticisms of the way it is currently being handled. The Great Barrington Declaration has numerous signatories from well respected scientists, however it is dismissed, without any debate and lumped alongside antivaxxers and conspiracy theorists for taking the wrong view.

addicted 6y ago
The great barrington declaration also doesn’t have a single scientific claim that is backed up with any research. The top HN comment of any article with more than 10 comments on it will always almost have more content and less fluff than the great barrington declaration.
- collyw 6y ago
  The same as lockdown policies then.
scythe 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrington_Declaration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrington_Declaration Just to save everyone time: >The declaration calls for individuals at significantly lower risk of dying from COVID-19 – as well as those at higher risk who so wish – to be allowed to resume their normal lives, working normally at their usual workplaces rather than from home, socializing in bars and restaurants, and gathering at sporting and cultural events. >The World Health Organization and numerous academic and public-health bodies have stated that the proposed strategy is dangerous, unethical, and lacks a sound scientific basis. >It was sponsored by the American Institute for Economic Research, a libertarian think tank that is part of a Koch-funded network of organizations associated with climate change denial
- collyw 6y ago
  Here is a challenge for you. Find out where the idea for lockdowns came from and the science behind those. (There is none - we just blindly copied an authoritarian regime).
  - scythe 6y ago
    >Here is a challenge for you. Here is a challenge for you: participate in discussions for a whole week without changing the subject as soon as your claims are called into question. You began with the Great Barrington Declaration; you cannot simply Gish gallop on Hacker News.

by collyw 6y ago

addicted 6y ago

The great barrington declaration also doesn’t have a single scientific claim that is backed up with any research. The top HN comment of any article with more than 10 comments on it will always almost have more content and less fluff than the great barrington declaration.

collyw 6y ago
The same as lockdown policies then.

scythe 6y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrington_Declaration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrington_Declaration Just to save everyone time: >The declaration calls for individuals at significantly lower risk of dying from COVID-19 – as well as those at higher risk who so wish – to be allowed to resume their normal lives, working normally at their usual workplaces rather than from home, socializing in bars and restaurants, and gathering at sporting and cultural events. >The World Health Organization and numerous academic and public-health bodies have stated that the proposed strategy is dangerous, unethical, and lacks a sound scientific basis. >It was sponsored by the American Institute for Economic Research, a libertarian think tank that is part of a Koch-funded network of organizations associated with climate change denial

collyw 6y ago
Here is a challenge for you. Find out where the idea for lockdowns came from and the science behind those. (There is none - we just blindly copied an authoritarian regime).
- scythe 6y ago
  >Here is a challenge for you. Here is a challenge for you: participate in discussions for a whole week without changing the subject as soon as your claims are called into question. You began with the Great Barrington Declaration; you cannot simply Gish gallop on Hacker News.